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A Dr. Jeanne Morrison, PhD , Family Medicine, answered. You can manage a closed fracture on a daily basis by elevation of the extremity, ice in the early stage (be careful not to burn the skin - keep a layer of padding between the ice bag and the skin), and rest. Good nutrition and adequate hydration is also important.
Some other methods to increase stability include: good bone-to-bone fracture end apposition, using an increased number of pins, using larger pins, small distance from the near pins to the fracture site (smaller working distance), increased spacing between the near and far pins, and bicortical pin fixation.